Writing Scripts 101 Level I (Online) (Live Online)

Writing Scripts 101 is a 6-week class, which includes a mixture of lectures and exercises. It’s for beginners or anyone who wants a refresher. Farther down, you can view a syllabus for this course.Do you dream of seeing your work performed, up there, somewhere? A spellbinding movie. An addictive TV show. A gripping play. The thrill of dramatic writing is that, if you’re lucky, you get to see your work soar to life once all the elements—the work of directors, designers, cast, crew—are added to the vision of your script.Here you will gain an introduction to writing for movies, TV, and plays, and you’ll also learn techniques fundamental to all forms of dramatic writing. It’s a sampler platter, with no pressure to work on a specific project or settle on which type of dramatic writing you prefer.If you’re eager to enter the excitement of writing scripts, the show begins right here.This course lets you explore types of dramatic writing, and the techniques that go with them. Course components:LecturesWriting exercisesWriting Scripts 101 is for beginners or anyone who wants a refresher. Students must be 18 years or older.Please Note:This course includes screenwriting, TV writing, and playwriting.The 101 courses do not include workshopping of student projects, but students write and receive feedback on writing exercises and assignments.Course Syllabus:The Core of a Dramatic Story: Desire and conflict. Dramatic structure. Character—personality, actions, change.Scenes: Objective/obstacle. Scene pointers—beginning/middle/end, compression, stage directions, Dialogue—illusion of reality, reflecting character and situation, subtext.Playwriting: What makes it a play?—live-ness, theatricality, scene approach. Shaping a play—plot, character, and other considerations. Play scenes analyzed.Screenwriting: What makes it a movie?—Hollywood vs. indie, visual storytelling, scene approach. Shaping a movie—plot, character, and other considerations. Movie scenes analyzed. TV Writing: What makes it a TV show?—stories expanded over time, serial vs. episodic, types and forms. Shaping a TV episode—plot, character, and other considerations. TV scenes analyzed.The Dramatic Life: Getting ideas. Studying and stealing. Doing it—writing and revising, finding production.Content may vary among individual classes.Important:Registrants will receive email instructions and information on how to access the online classroom.